Curious if anyone else here is into numismatics or precious metals

I prefer to own the actual minerals in the ground. Streamers like WPM or FNV pay upfront capital to miners, who use it to expand mines, in exchange for a percentage of the gold/silver stream. Silver in particular is often found as a byproduct of other mining activities, so silver streamers will pay up front mining costs and receive the silver byproduct at a steep discount.

The benefit is that you own a company that is directly exposed to precious metal prices, which you want for diversification/safety, but which operates at a profit, consistently expands its portfolio (i.e. you own more and more of the metals in the ground), and pays a cash dividend for your trouble.

I don't like owning it directly because it's a pain to store and protect, and you earn nothing while it sits in your improvised fortress of a basement. If you want something in event of a complete societal collapse, I'd rather stockpile guns, ammo, land, liquor, and tobacco. That's what's going to be in demand when the zombies come.

YouTuber wrapper stackers has excellent content about this topic

The coins for me are more of a flipping game, reselling etc
Ive done fairly well with it and its just an interesting hobby

I know alot of people say metals are outdated or whatever and obsolete for investing but its still cool holding a goin coin from Athens lol

Lately people only want the metal itself because end of the world :tinfoil hat: and don’t care about unique or more expensive coins

Alot of people have gotten onto metals for that lately yes
But theres still a huge community for rare collectible stuff

i collect ancient coins

I got a few dozens of napoleons from 19th century and some silver coins too